Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...

A conference this month brought together descendants of Jewish families who surrendered their silver heirlooms as part of the ...

Despite the unresolved issues that many Catholics know are long overdue, Francis achieved far more for marginalized people ...

Father James Martin shares personal memories and insights of his longtime champion and fellow Jesuit Pope Francis, who passed ...

(RNS) — A collective Lenten fast from making purchases at Target has been lengthened into a “full-out boycott,” the Rev.

He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a ...

An article that suggested ropes, not nails, held Jesus to the cross caused a firestorm. (RNS) — At the beginning of Holy Week ...

Pope Francis reshaped the church’s financial structures, but internal resistance and ailing revenues mean the new pope will ...

Musicians Janis Ian in 1981, from left, Bob Dylan in 1963, and Leonard Cohen in 2009. (Photos by Eddie Mallin/CC BY SA 2.0; ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The ...